What color is #E9F3FD?

#E9F3FD is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color First Snow. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E9F3FD?

The RGB value is 233, 243, 253: 233 red, 243 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9F3FD?

The complementary color is #FDF3E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9F3FD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.7:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9F3FD color

#E9F3FD rgb(233, 243, 253)

Shades of blue

The hex color #E9F3FD is a very light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 95.3% green and 99.2% blue (233, 243, 253).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 83% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is First Snow (#E8EFF8), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.7:1).

#E9F3FD color codes

HEX	`#E9F3FD`
RGB	`rgb(233, 243, 253)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 95.3%, 99.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 83%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 8%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 4%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.38, -1.43, -5.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.38, 6.11, 256.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.381, 88.516, 105.602)`
Decimal	`15332349`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9F3FD, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #E9F3FD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9F3FD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #E9F3FD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9f3fd; }
.text { color: #e9f3fd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9f3fd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 243 253 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9f3fd, #e9e9fd); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #E9F3FD?: #E9F3FD is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color First Snow. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E9F3FD?: The RGB value is 233, 243, 253: 233 red, 243 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9F3FD?: The complementary color is #FDF3E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9F3FD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.7:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.